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Title: If you need a keyboard for your aquarium, shower, bathtub or pool.
Post by: Infinite north on Wed, 26 May 2010, 22:46:19

I can see someone punching a hole in their shower wall now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Texas-Industrial-Peripherals-Water-Tight-Keyboard-PM-5K-/220609015705?cmd=ViewItem&pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item335d526f99 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Texas-Industrial-Peripherals-Water-Tight-Keyboard-PM-5K-/220609015705?cmd=ViewItem&pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item335d526f99)


EDIT: Winning bid was $46 with shipping.

Title: If you need a keyboard for your aquarium, shower, bathtub or pool.
Post by: Nonmouse on Wed, 26 May 2010, 23:00:54

Over $600 (http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:xpUuggvUfKUJ:www.pcuniverse.com/Keyboards/pc/i/501/b/brand/t/off/g/82+texas+peripherals+%22pm-5k%22&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a) new, apparently...

Title: If you need a keyboard for your aquarium, shower, bathtub or pool.
Post by: hyperlinked on Wed, 26 May 2010, 23:15:52

Awesome! I knew I kept that waterproof CRT monitor around for a good reason!

Title: If you need a keyboard for your aquarium, shower, bathtub or pool.
Post by: kishy on Thu, 27 May 2010, 00:29:33

Quote from: hyperlinked;187266

Awesome! I knew I kept that waterproof CRT monitor around for a good reason!

I've got a dustproof, airproof and waterpoof LCD monitor.

Little bit of a catch, however...

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=10353&stc=1&d=1274938107)

Title: If you need a keyboard for your aquarium, shower, bathtub or pool.
Post by: Voixdelion on Thu, 27 May 2010, 09:15:09

What is that (pointing device) down in the lower right corner?   is that some kind of joystick like the ones on the intellivision controllers of yore?

Title: If you need a keyboard for your aquarium, shower, bathtub or pool.
Post by: Nonmouse on Thu, 27 May 2010, 10:07:56

It's a hula (http://www.littlepc.com/keyboards_pointing.htm) pointing device.  Sorta like a BIG trackpoint...

Title: If you need a keyboard for your aquarium, shower, bathtub or pool.
Post by: Voixdelion on Thu, 27 May 2010, 10:17:50

Quote from: Nonmouse;187355

It's a hula (http://www.littlepc.com/keyboards_pointing.htm) pointing device.  Sorta like a BIG trackpoint...

Hmmm... considering that my biggest complaint about the trackpoint was the dent it left in the tip of my finger, this IS getting interesting.  Might have to examine this further...

Title: If you need a keyboard for your aquarium, shower, bathtub or pool.
Post by: Mercen_505 on Fri, 28 May 2010, 12:26:27

Man, those things are terrible in every way. Neat looking... but awful.